AmeriCorps report & replication resource

Report on Innovative AmeriCorps program, could be something to reference as we try to postion Social Capital Inc. for growth. http://www.icicp.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12506 they also have the AmeriCorps program wiki.

How NOT to cultivate your social network

We often talk about how to cultivate your network--what about how not to cultivate your network? What things negatively impact your social capital? Some obvious ones would be not returning calls, not following through on something you said you would do. Continuously being on the receiving side of a relationship would be another.

I'm also thinking of a few situations lately that bring this question to mind...making referrals, and then seeing my contact handle the situation in a way that made me feel uncomfortable that I had made that referral. The take-away on this is that when someone makes an introduction for me, I need to keep in mind that the person is extending him or herself by making that connection. I need to be aware that how I proceed with that contact is going to impact my relationship with the introducer. Being insensitive to this dynamic is another way not to cultivate your network.

These are just a few additional ideas that come to mind--I would welcome thoughts from others on how not to cultivate your network! Sometimes those negative examples can be valuable for our learning.

Wishes for a grad

Congratulations on the path you have successfully travelled to get you to this peak, and best wishes to you in the journeys ahead. Know that success lies not in choosing the 1 path that is right for you, but the spirit you bring to the journey. I believe you are ready to enjoy & thrive on your chosen path. I enjoyed this book as travelling companion shortly after college and thought you might like it as well.

Cities, Time

"Cities were built to measure time, remove time from nature," says a character in Don DeLillo's Point Omega. A bit like the difference between kairos & chronos the latter being measured time, kairos a more nature flow of time, between things when something of significance happens.

Things which matter most

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. Goethe #quotes #priorities

Twitter start-up points for NPOs

good points here from Raj http://blog.ambientengines.com/2010/06/03/how-to-get-started-with-twitter-to-get-your-message-out/

Aristotle--social beings

Man is a political being & is disposed by nature to live w others. Aristotle > current research on social networks proving this true!

Need for nonprofit leaders

@catchafire Over next decade, nonprofits will need 2 attract & develop 640,000 new sr managers. Tom Tierney, Bridgespan

More Twitter Tips

Value of linking Twitter feed to LinkedIn; having Facebook updates push to Twitter (note when doing so to compose the update like a tweet).

Another Twitter tip--encouraging RTs

Got an email from David Stephenson, this is a nice way to reach out to people...if you follow a lot of people you easily missing something from a contact that you might want to RT

You may remember that Wikinomics begins with the example of Goldcorp, the Canadian firm that released ALL data on its N. Ontario deposits and created a global Challenge competition to guide them on best places to mine for gold. They got thousands of outside-the-box ideas, the top prize was won by a consortium of two Australian companies that created a 3-D visualization of the site (and had never visited it!), and more than 8 million ounces of gold have been found there -- rescuing Goldcorp from near-bankruptcy.

DOESN'T THAT SOUND LIKE EXACTLY THE KIND OF CROWDSOURCING THE #BP WELL REQUIRES? I HOPE YOU'LL RETWEET THE FOLLOWING:

RT @Data4all #BP must copy Goldcorp http://j.mp/,5czXo release all #well data, create Web2.0-based global #crowdsourcing challenge